The Chicago Cubs' scramble to get as much of a massive renovation of Wrigley Field done before next month's opening day hit a bump Tuesday when Mayor Rahm Emanuel dashed the team's hopes of winning city approval to keep construction crews working around the clock. ''The city ordinance is clear that…

ESPN's Uni Watch department has released their power rankings for Major League Baseball, a preseason list looking at the best and worst jerseys around the sport. All 30 teams are ranked and all are judged by ESPN'sUni Watch Power Rankings Executive Committee, "which has a membership of one and…

Clay Buchholz and Rick Porcello are, arguably, the Red Sox' top two starters and each made their spring debuts in the team's 2-1, eight-inning victory over Northeastern University Tuesday in the first game of a college doubleheader. "The adjustments within my delivery that I've been working on felt…

Like some extra-thick cut bacon at Lenny's, a margarita at Frenchy's Tiki Bar, Philadelphia Phillies spring straining is never completely here until we get our first Hooters Ball Girl error of the season. As T-Mac, Ben Davis, and Matt Stairs all pointed out, that was one terrible effort, even for a…

Dan Uggla was actually relieved last year to hear a doctor tell him he was ''really messed up.'' That happened last August when Uggla visited Dr. Robert Donatelli in Las Vegas and discovered there was a way to correct the faulty vision that had plagued him since the 2012 season. Now at 34, the…

San Diego State outfielder Steven Pallares has earned Mountain West Baseball Player of the Week, while Air Force sophomore Griffin Jax was named MW Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played through Sunday, March 1, 2015. It is the second MW weekly honor for Jax in his career, and the first for…

SARASOTA, Fla. Everyone was excited about Jason Garcia on Sunday. Logan Verrett, taken by the Orioles from the New York Mets, has pitched at a much higher level than Garcia. Verrett was 11-5 with a 4.33 ERA with the Mets Triple-A Las Vegas team in 2014. Because hes a Rule 5 pick, Verrett has more…

For decades, the Kansas City Royals headed to spring training full of uncertainty. Very few positions are up for grabs. ''I think we've developed that core group where most positions are set in stone,'' he added, ''and you have a bunch of prospects coming up that are ready to fill in if someone…

News -- any news -- is hard to come by at this time of spring training, but there seemed to be a little brewing at JetBlue Park on Monday. The sight ofCharlie Kerfeld, special assistant to Phillies GM Ruben Amaro, at the Red Sox' spring-training facility began spawning those Cole Hamels trade…